The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

will be readily recognized The entire
group will be covered with drapery
which will be arranged in natural folds
and then covered thick with plaster.
This viii speedily harden and appear a.. if
all was of solid marble. II will be a
veritabie work of art and a fitting tenn
p0rary substitute for the equestrian stat
ne finally to be erected in that locality,
and upon which Mr.. Mercie is now en-
gagged
1t will be remembered that during the
Yorktown centennial Mr. Elder erected a
number OF these plaster statues about the
streets, and their effect was striking and
imposing. He was the first man in Amer
lea 10 Introduce this peculiar style Of
street decorations.
THE PARADE.
The parade on next Thursday will be
one of the grandest Dageants ever seen
/ in Richmond. AS already stated it is cs-
timated that fully five thousand men
Will be in line, and that the procession
will extend fully TWO miles.
THE LINE or MARCH
will be taken up at half-past 10 o'clock
sharp from the corner of Brook avenue
and Broad streets. II will be down Broad
to Nineteenth, up Nineteenth to Main
up Main 20 Eighth. up Eighth to Franklin
and out Franklin 90 the site of the monu-
mcnt ID viii bc fully an hour passing
given point, and will be very imposing
THE MARINE BAND
wil accompany the Maryland line and
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musi. which has given 10 an international
reputation Besides the Marylanders q
mil REGIMENT is expected from North
Carolina. and representatives of The mill.
fav of other southern States will unite
with tbat of Virginia in doing homage TO
thc memory of the immortal Lee.
AS IMPORTANT SUGGESTION.
The entire ceremonial win De an honor
and % credit 90 Richmond AS has AZ
ready been stated 10 has been gotten mp
Wthou. fuss 0r feathers. and i'm the face
of apparently unsurmountablc obstacles,
since the aid expected of our Inform
Council was not forthcoming, and every
thing has been done by private subscrip-
ti0ns 10 is now i'm order to take warn
ing from the recent f0scD i'm Atlanta. and
non allow the scenes there tO be repeated
here. The Piedmont Exposition i'm
that city has for months been heraldcd
abroad as the finest thing ever 90 De seen
in the South Yet. when the city bad
been filed 90 overlooking, 10 was sudden
lv discovered that thousands of the Wis
itors could get no sleeping accommoda-
tiOus. and So little 90 eat that % famine
was threatened 10 viii never do for
Nirginias prestige for hospitality TO be
injured by such catastrophe in This
city next Thursday, and 10 Is hoped
That everybody who can DO SD, will
arrange 10 entertain the strangers
who are already fOcking to The
citv-and give their names and addresses
t0 Major Thomas Brander chairman of
The Committee ON Public Comfort, so
that easy and systematic provision may
be made for everybody II should be "a
matter of public pride. sinceit is desirable
That every one of the 2O.0OO strangers cX-
pcctcd to DE present may go away pleas
antly impressed with the Capital City of
The Old Dominion. the former capital of
the Southern C0ufedcracy. and the one
time home of General Lee.
coRNEH STONE cur~.
Among ihc military yisi or- 90 Rich
mOnd next week viii be thc Washington
Cmtncntal- Company A. Third Bat
tali0nl of Washington, d. G. The com
pany viii DE about fifty strong. and viii
DE commanded by Captain w. W Mills.
The platform viii accommodate about
one thousand persons. and will DE m
charge of committee of Il. T. Lee Camp.
10 is desirable that the parade move about
1O o'clock a.m.. and DO i- expected to end
the ceremonies at Tine ground hY ! Cd clock
Lee Camp will meet the Maryland boys
at Elba Thursday morning The North
Carolina and other troops will also rec
ceiyc dueattcntiOn
The Manchester Elliott Grays Associa-
tiOn have been invited tO unite with Lee
Camp ON the occasion of thc parade.
The corp. of cadets of the Blacksburg
Agricultural College, one undrcd and
twenty strong are expected tO arrive ON
Tuesday
The Richmond German. season iSSt-'Ss.
Upwards of fifteen years ago the Rich
mOud German Club was organized hv
some of Richmond representative Young
men, and ever since IDS creation has been
the finest in tone and pasouua of all of
RIchm0nds society organizations
Each season 10 has been customary for
scvcraloftheprcyious winter, members 90
meet and map ont the season programme.
elccting such new members as there
were vacancies for This season how
ever. the iniormality has been done away
with. and ON Tuesday evening, the llth of
October. the club was made a permanent
organization, constitutions and bylaws
were adopted, officers elected and every
thing established on % permanent basis
For the present the germans approved
little ~" of Frank StOcktonl will be held
at Sanger Halle until Mr Syl. Stokes
spacious Belyidere Hall is ready for occu-
pancy
The usual handsome announcement
card will be issued and until then We
withhold the names Of president. com
mittees, and chapcrons.